dderichswei / kubernetes-internals

This is a collection of resources that shed light on the inner workings of Kubernetes

Kubernetes Internals

A collection of resources that discuss the inner workings of Kubernetes.

Please note that this material may not be relevant if you're looking to operate Kubernetes. This is aimed at folks curious about how Kubernetes works and does things internally.

Blog Posts

Architecture

• What happens when k8s

Networking

• Kubernetes 101 - Networking
• Understanding kubernetes networking: pods
• Understanding kubernetes networking: services
• Understanding kubernetes networking: ingress

Scheduler

• How does the Kubernetes scheduler work
• Scheduling in Kubernetes
• Implementing Advanced Scheduling Techniques with Kubernetes

API Server

• Kubernetes deep dive: API Server – part 1
• Kubernetes deep dive: API Server – part 2
• Kubernetes deep dive: API Server – part 3a

Talks

Control Plane

• The Kubernetes Control Plane for Busy People Who Like Pictures

Networking

• The ins and outs of networking in Google Container Engine and Kubernetes
• Deep-dive on Kubernetes networking
• Life of a Packet

API server

• Life of a Kubernetes API request

Storage

• How Kubernetes storage works(slides only)

Scheduler

• SIG Deep Dive

Resource Management

• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Resource Scheduling, But Were Afraid to Ask by Tim Hockin
• Inside Kubernetes Resource Management (QoS) – Mechanics and Lessons from the Field - Michael Gasch (Slides)

Docs/Design Proposals

Please be aware that the design proposals may not mirror the implementation exactly but convey the basic idea of the design.

Architecture

• Architecture overview

Networking

• GKE Networking Overview (Useful resource for understanding networking in general)
• Networking model
• Design Proposals

Scheduler

• Sheduling algorithms
• Scheduler overview
• Design Proposals

Storage

• Design Proposals